June 6-12, 2005

Bikini-clad beauty queens offend Thais
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1. Who originally published pictures of half-naked women in front of a temple?
A. Foreign newspapers
B. Miss Universe organisers
C. Boyfriends of the participants
D. Sponsors of the clothes for the competition

2. Why did people get upset about the pictures?
A. They were not clear.
B. There should have been more of them.
C. They violated traditional values and morality.
D. The Thai contestant was not shown in the picture.

3. What consequence is the incident expected to have?
A. Bikinis will become popular.
B. The dress code for temple visits will change.
C. Fewer tourists will visit Thailand.
D. People all over the world will think badly about Thailand for a long time.

4. What reputation does Bangkok have?
A. Asian aviation hub
B. Sex capital of Southeast Asia
C. World communications centre
D. Cutting edge of innovation technology

5. Why is the beauty pageant held in Thailand?
A. To increase tourism
B. Thais like beautiful people
C. No other country wanted to have it
D. To promote Bangkok as a fashion centre


Synonyms: Which of the following words or phrases replace the ones from the passage best?
6. furore
A. enthusiasm
B. excitement
C. uproar
D. fame

7. swiftly
  A. slowly
B. quickly
C. hesitantly
D. repeatedly

8. episode
A. fault
B. show
C. series
D. incident

9. splash
A. squashed
B. drowned
C. display
D. dive

10. slight
A. insult
B. nothing
C. makeup
D. destruction

 

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